Records1,184
Item-level1,184
Span1837–1848
Leaves445
Coveragecomplete
Coverage: Complete; incoming register read leaf-by-leaf n0–n444. Tomo VII pp. 735–869 (the 'Nº 15' outgoing borrador letterbook) is ABSENT FROM THE SAVAGE COPYBOOK — Savage never abstracted it (scan jumps n363→n364; his note at n363 says the drafts carry no substance and their content is captured via the incoming pages). Originals burned 1906, so there is NOTHING to read and no ca43-style recovery is possible — complete-by-design is FORCED, not a discovery gap. VERIFIED 2026-07-28. See [[gap-read-verification-2026-07-27]]. (“partial” = routine runs bounded, not itemized — significant documents are.)
Manuscript scans: this volume on the Internet Archive (digitized microfilm of the Savage transcripts).
Printable finding aid (PDF) — the full one-line record list with provenance, for offline use and circulation.
Notable documents
- 1843-01-20 · S. Argüello — the full 8-article Jones–Micheltorena Convention settling the 19 Oct 1842 Monterey seizure — indemnity & private claims reserved to both govts (art. 1–2); mutual non-aggression pledge (3); the Alvarado–Jones Capitulation 'nula y sin efecto' (4); U.S. ships at San Pedro to salute the flag in 10 days (5); Jones to hand over 500 infantry… (orig. p. VII·38–41) manuscript scan ↗
- 1839-06-14 · W.E.P. Hartnell, Visitador (San Gabriel) → Tapia — forwards the San Luis Rey administrator's 12 June letter — the mission Indians are fleeing en masse, the establishment 'caminando a su ruina,' he threatens to resign for want of support; the fugitives cause 'escándalos' in the LA pueblos on feast days — Hartnell asks LA to round up & return the fugitive S.L. Rey Indians & prevent future… (orig. p. 26–27) manuscript scan ↗
- 1846-04-23 · Min. Castillo Lanzas (México; via Covarrubias, comm. Sta Bárbara 3 Jul 1846) → the Gov. — the national dispatch on defending the Californias — Covarrubias's exposition on the province 'codiciada de… naciones extranjeras,' an expedition dispatched, the strategy re Sutter's Sacramento fort & Híjar's colonization commission & a Sandwich-Islands agent (doc pp.506-8) (orig. p. VIII·72–75) manuscript scan ↗
- 1848-05-31 · Col. R. B. Mason, US Mil. Gov. (Monterey) → Stephen C. Foster, Alcalde de Los Angeles — THE VOLUME'S FINAL DOCUMENT — build secure jails at Los Angeles, Sta Bárbara, Sonoma & Sutter's Fort at $1,000 each, citizens to contribute; Hartnell to examine the plans (doc pp.524-…) (orig. p. VIII·78–80) manuscript scan ↗
- 1841-05-31 · Argüello → Juez de 1ª Inst. — the Graham Affair aftermath — the President's disposition on the foreigners of 'la citada revolución': Isaac Graham, Alberto Morris, Guillermo Chard, Jorge [George] held abroad under that juzgado; naturalized or Mexican-married foreigners spared (on bond); the rest expelled from the Republic, never to return to Californias; + reiterates… (orig. p. VI) manuscript scan ↗
- 1841-06-07 · Rosario Aguilar (S. Diego) → Prefecto 2º Distrito — ~11-doc SD frontier-war bundle — published the Graham-Affair circular; E. Fink offered arms & the Comandante de Frontera lent muskets to the SD vecindario 'para defenderse de los indios' (2 fusiles accounted); a joint campaign vs the Jamul[Jacum] Indians with named Indian-captain allies (Marisiche, el Gato Prieto, el Chapo, + the… (orig. p. VI) manuscript scan ↗
- 1841-11-30 · Palomares → Prefecto 2º Distrito — transcribes the Esteban Vigil New Mexican caravan passport & 9-article instructions (Trujillo, NM Sub-Insp. de armas, 14 Aug 1841; 35 traders; comandante de caravana; punish/report/verify; ⭐ on return to NM the juez reviews the exported *caballada*, seizing any *mal-habida* & penalizing — the anti-rustling protocol, = C-A 34 E28) (doc… (orig. p. VI) manuscript scan ↗
- 1841-11-08 · S. Argüello (S. Juan) → Juez de 1ª Inst. de Los Angeles — report on the Vigil convoy commander's conduct & take the most effective measures to 'evitar el robo de los Chaguanoses' (ties C-A 34 E28/E29); will go there himself (doc pp.—) (orig. p. VI) manuscript scan ↗
- 1842-01-18 · Rosalía Ochoa (Angeles) → Argüello — custody petition — her daughter Micaela died of her husband Manuel Rivera's abuse, leaving 4 children she raised; the father took them to San Gabriel to live with his new Indian wife, beating/threatening them; asks custody (fears the older girls become 'víctimas del crimen') — resolved: grandmother keeps the 3 girls, father the boy (doc… (orig. p. VI) manuscript scan ↗
- 1842-05-30 · Domínguez & Sepúlveda (Angeles) → Prefecto 2º Distrito — Antonio Mª Lugo (cmdr of the Sierra party) reports the Chaguanosos 'con cuatro o más cristianos' behind the Sierra de San Fernando preparing horses to raid; the party withdrew; Lugo asks license to attack, at his own cost, with Bandini & Palomares (E3/E6) (doc pp.953-4) (orig. p. VI) manuscript scan ↗
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